Disconnect to connect

The threads that hold us together

From 1 to 5 April 2026, the next International Students’ Conference
will take place at the Goetheanum (Dornach, CH).

The conference is a wonderful space where ideas and experiences from young people aged 16 to 19 from all over the world can come together, enriching those who participate with multiple perspectives and ways of seeing life. As usual, this conference has a central theme that brings us together and serves as a guiding thread throughout the days: connect.

How do we connect with diversity? How do we connect through technology? How do we connect with nature? How do we connect deeply with one another?
What does it mean to be an individual, and how can I connect with others from my freedom as an individual?

During the conference, we will address these questions and related topics in many different ways, not only through thinking, but also through feeling and doing.

The conference is organized by young people from around the world in collaboration with the Youth Section at the Goetheanum and the board of the students’ representatives of Waldorf schools in Germany, the Waldorf SV.

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